Locking and Position Status Detection Scheme for an Electronic Device

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second magnet is oriented relative to the sensor to produce a second magnetic field that is undetectable by the sensor.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first magnet is oriented such that the first magnetic field runs perpendicular to the first surface of the first member, and wherein the second magnet is oriented such that the second magnetic field produced by the second magnet runs parallel to the second surface of the second member.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first magnet and the second magnet are selected from a group of magnets, the group of magnets including a bar magnet, a cylindrical magnet, and a disk magnet.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein in a second position, the first surface of the first member and the second surface of the second member define an angle sufficient to prevent attraction between the first magnet and the second magnet, and the sensor is to stop detecting the first magnetic field produced by the first magnet and is to stop sending the signal to the processor.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first member is slidably movable in a longitudinal direction relative to the second member to at least one other position.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the second magnet oriented relative to the sensor to produce a second magnetic field that is not detectable by the sensor.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the first magnet is oriented such that the first magnetic field runs perpendicular to a first surface of the first member, and wherein the second magnet is oriented such that the second magnetic field runs parallel to a second surface of the second member.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein the first member is longitudinally movable relative to the second member to at least one other position.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the second magnet is oriented relative to the sensor to produce a second magnetic field that is undetectable by the sensor.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the first magnet is oriented such that the first magnetic field runs perpendicular to a first surface of the first member, and wherein the second magnet is oriented such that a second magnetic field produced by the second magnet runs parallel to a second surface of the second member.